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Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov is a prominent figure in the political arena. He worked as mayor of Moscow for 18 years. He left his post ahead of schedule due to loss of confidence.

Well, okay, the president, the prime minister, the security forces... But any “pimple” comes with this very flashing light. Let's turn to the president together. By the way, he also suffers from this.

Luzhkov Yuri Mikhailovich

Childhood and youth of Yuri Luzhkov

Yu.M. Luzhkov is a native Muscovite. He was born on September 21, 1936 in the family of a simple worker. His father, Mikhail Andreevich, originally from the village of Molodoy Tud near Tver, was an excellent woodworker. In the 30s The family's situation was extremely poor, and the Luzhkovs had to move to Moscow. The father of the family worked at an oil depot. Yuri Luzhkov's mother, Anna Petrovna, a native resident of Bashkiria, got a job as a general worker at one of the capital's enterprises.

In 1953, Yuri Luzhkov received a matriculation certificate and immediately collected the necessary documents for admission to the Moscow Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry. While studying at the university, the future politician provided for himself. He is no stranger to the work of area cleaner and loader.

Possessing organizational skills, he was known as a Komsomol activist and coordinator of public events. I could not boast of good academic performance - most likely, simply due to lack of time. In 1954 he went to Kazakhstan to develop virgin lands.

Little-known facts from the biography of Yuri Luzhkov

1973 - birth of the second son Alexander in marriage to Marina Bashilova. By the way, Alexander got married more than 10 years ago, and the wedding was celebrated in “Prague” - one of the pretentious Moscow restaurants.

Yuri Luzhkov- Russian politician, was the mayor of Moscow for 18 years, co-chairman of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party for 9 years, chemist, author of more than 200 publications, holder of more than 30 scientific patents, many awards and honorary titles.

Childhood and youth of Yuri Luzhkov / Yuriy Luzkov

Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov grew up in the family of a carpenter worker, Mikhail Andreevich, and a general worker, Anna Petrovna Luzhkova. The boy spent his childhood living with his grandmother in the city of Konotop, where he studied in seven classes and returned to Moscow. Yuri Luzhkov graduated from school No. 529 in 1953. And already in 1954 he worked on the development of virgin lands in Kazakhstan, and later graduated from the Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry named after. Gubkina. student life Yuri Luzhkov was extremely eventful: the young man conducted Komsomol work and was part of the organizational team for public events.

Career of Yuri Luzhkov / Yuriy Luzkov

In 1958 Yuri Luzhkov got a job at the Research Institute of Plastics as a junior researcher, group leader, and deputy head of the technological process automation laboratory.

In 1964 Yuri Luzhkov appointed head of the department for automation of control of the State Committee for Chemistry, and in 1971 head of the department of automated control systems (ACS) of the Ministry of Chemical Industry of the USSR. In 1974 Yuri Luzhkov was appointed director of the Experimental Design Bureau of Automation (OKBA), and since 1986 he worked as head of the department for science and technology of the Ministry of Chemical Industry of the USSR, and was also a deputy of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR of the 11th convocation (1987-1990).

Boris Yeltsin recruited a team of young specialists, Yuri Mikhailovich got the position of chairman of the Moscow city agro-industrial committee and headed the city commission on cooperative and individual labor activity, where she worked as the secretary of the commission Elena Baturina. In 1990 Yuri Luzhkov by recommendation Boris Yeltsin nominated for the post of chairman of the Moscow City Executive Committee. In the first Moscow mayoral elections in 1991 Yuri Luzhkov becomes vice-mayor of Moscow, and elected mayor of Moscow Gabriel Popov. But already in July, Yuri Mikhailovich became the prime minister of the Moscow government, created instead of the Moscow City Executive Committee.

June 6, 1992 Mayor of Moscow Gabriel Popov resigns. Boris Yeltsin signs a decree appointing him mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, subsequently Yuri Mikhailovich worked in this position for four terms. In October 1993, during the dispersal of the Congress of People's Deputies and the Supreme Council of the RSFSR Yuri Luzhkov supported the interests Boris Yeltsin. In December 1994 Yuri Luzhkov designed the first commercial Russian television company Teleexpo. In 1995 Yuri Luzhkov helped in creating the movement “Our Home is Russia”, then supported it in the Duma elections, but did not join the movement.

In 1996 he actively supported Boris Yeltsin in the presidential company. But already in 1999 Yuri Luzhkov headed the Fatherland party (along with E. M. Primakov), which criticized politics Boris Yeltsin and calling for his early resignation.

“Until 1995, when I still had hopes that he would solve the issues of economic development of the country differently, I supported Yeltsin. Starting in mid-1995, our family began to come under pressure. After 1996, as soon as Yeltsin was elected, then Yeltsin was the first to invite me after the second round, thanked me and asked: “Yuri Mikhailovich, what should I give you?” He thought that I would ask him for a candle factory... I said: “Boris Nikolaevich, I want to ask you. Replace your anger with mercy towards Kobzon, he is not guilty before you. Kobzon is a person, such people must be respected.” Yeltsin was discouraged, he thought that I would ask him for some kind of oil refining, yes... And he told me: “Yuri Mikhailovich, I know your role in my elections, I know your consistency in supporting me. It is very difficult for me to resolve this issue. But I will overcome myself." And Kobzon had previously been deprived of the stage for the song “Drunk Coachman”: “Where are you taking us to the abyss...” - a very scary song... To deprive Kobzon of the stage is to deprive him of his life.”

At the end of 1996, on the initiative of Yuri Mikhailovich, the Federation Council declared Sevastopol part of Russian territory and called the actions of the Ukrainian leadership to reject it as contrary to international law. Yuri Luzhkov was a member of the Federation Council, a member of its committee on budget, tax policy, currency regulation, and banking (1996-2001). Since the end of 1998 Yuri Luzhkov is the leader of the All-Russian political public organization "Fatherland". And in 2001, at the founding congress of United Russia, he was approved for the post of co-chairman of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party. From the year 2000 Yuri Luzhkov is a member of the State Council of the Russian Federation.

In the fall of 2010, special reports were published on central channels criticizing political activities Yuri Luzhkov, for example, "It's about the cap" on NTV, then “Mayhem.” Moscow, which we lost" on Russia 24.

“Our society today has laws that are not democratic - first. And second, our society today has decomposed, decomposed very thoroughly along all lines. Look how the information attack on the mayor is going. By command. Is it possible to imagine a democratic country, with a democratic society, in which the media, which should be free from the state - this is the fourth estate, would attack one person or attack the business of, say, a company? This shouldn’t happen in a normal society.”

After the release of scandalous programs on screens, Yuri Mikhailovich writes a letter to the president, where he indignantly expresses his outrage at the inaction of the authorities regarding the media. Immediately after this event, Dmitry Medvedev signs a decree “On the early termination of the powers of the mayor of Moscow”, Yuri Luzhkov was relieved of his post as mayor of Moscow “due to the loss of confidence of the President of the Russian Federation.” Head of the Presidential Administration Sergey Naryshkin explained why the mayor of Moscow was dismissed:

“This is, firstly, extremely ineffective management of the city and, secondly, the exorbitant level of corruption allowed by Luzhkov and his entourage.” In response, Luzhkov declared political pressure and sued Sergei Naryshkin. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Natalya Timakova said: “It’s ridiculous to talk about some alleged political persecution of the former mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov - it’s a lot of honor for a retired politician.”

After resigning as mayor Yuri Luzhkov was appointed dean of the faculty of management of large cities at the International University in Moscow. It is noteworthy that the order of appointment was signed by the president of the university, the former mayor of Moscow Gabriel Popov. Back in 2002, Yuri Mikhailovich founded the Faculty of Management of Large Cities, where he became the scientific director and honorary professor of the university.

Order " For services to the Fatherland» I degree (September 21, 2006) - for outstanding contribution to the strengthening of Russian statehood and the socio-economic development of the city. Order " For military merits"(October 1, 2003) - for his great personal contribution to increasing the combat readiness of troops and ensuring the defense capability of the Russian Federation. Order of Honor(August 19, 2000) - for his great contribution to the preservation and restoration of cultural and architectural monuments of the city of Moscow. Order named after Akhmat Kadyrov(2006, Chechen Republic). Bavarian Order " For merit"(Germany). Honored Chemist of the Russian Federation.

Criticism of the activities of Yuri Luzhkov / Yuriy Luzkov

The oppositionists stated that the Moscow courts were under the control of Mayor Luzhkov, since all court decisions were in favor of Yuri Mikhailovich and his associates.

Representatives of sexual minorities accused Yuri Luzhkov in constant discrimination, since all public actions were prohibited. In one of the interviews Yuri Luzhkov called homosexuals “faggots” and gay pride parades “satanic acts.”

Cultural figures, culturologists and art historians often complained about the low artistic taste of the mayor of Moscow, reflected in the architecture of new buildings in the capital, as well as his patronage of cultural figures whose work is associated with bad taste and vulgarity, such as the artist A. M. Shilov, sculptor Zurab Tsereteli.

Dmitry Medvedev criticized Yuri Luzhkov in an interview with Russian TV channels:

“It is the duty of any leader of our country to monitor the territory itself. We all know and love Moscow. There are a huge number of problems in this city. Corruption is on an unprecedented scale, traffic jams, transport collapse, and not only because the president or prime minister passed by in a car. We mindlessly bumped into buildings. Competitive environment: who won all the contracts and tenders until recently? I know how such decisions were made, all this must end.”

Personal life of Yuri Luzhkov / Yuriy Luzkov

Yuri Luzhkov first married Marina Bashilova in 1958. There are two sons left from his first marriage - Mikhail and Alexander. Marina Bashilova died in 1988.

In 1991 Yuri Luzhkov formalized relations with Elena Baturina, later two daughters were born - Elena (1992) and Olga (1994), educated in London. Elena Baturina- a notorious billionaire entrepreneur, owner of the Inteko company, which carries out numerous construction and production contracts in Moscow and other regions of the Russian Federation.

“What is Lena good for, besides the fact that she is my wife? She is a broad person. She doesn’t just make money, for her business is... a process of a beautiful game, a game of creation. She took and sold DSK-3. Why? Panel housing construction - she could earn billions from this. I ask: “Lena, why did you do this? I would continue to build - DSK-3, the most modern series was good...” She says: “It seems to me that in Moscow we already need to end panel construction, we need to make a variety of monoliths or some new construction solutions,” and essentially abandoned the machine for printing money..."

Winter 2011 Yuri Luzhkov submitted an application for a residence permit in Latvia in connection with an investment in a Latvian bank, where the former mayor of Moscow invested more than 200 thousand dollars. However, the Latvian security authorities notified Yuri Luzhkov that he is one of the undesirable persons for the country. The Minister of Internal Affairs of Latvia explained that Yuri Mikhailovich was included in the black list because “he does not like this country and he has a hostile attitude towards Latvia.” A year after resignation Yuri Luzhkov made a statement that the Russian authorities were persecuting his family and that “today it is impossible to do business in our country.” Due to political persecution and economic problems Yuri Luzhkov migrates to London.

December 6, 2011 Yuri Luzhkov admitted that in the 2011 State Duma elections he did not vote in favor of the United Russia party, of which he was one of the founders. It is unknown for whom exactly the ex-mayor voted, but as he mentioned, it is not the LDPR, not A Just Russia, or a right-wing party.

United Russia did not support or protect its party member. And I’m not even saying who it is - the party must protect any member from unfounded attacks. They didn’t express a single movement in defense, let alone decisions, just positions, just statements in defense of a party member whom the press, on command from the Kremlin, began to liquidate. At the same time, I thanked our Moscow organization “United Russia”, which came to the defense of the mayor of Moscow. And at the end I wrote that from the moment I submitted my application, I no longer consider myself a member of the United Russia party. I am sure that I did the right thing by leaving this party, unfortunately, which I myself created."

In 1973, after a serious heart attack Yuri Luzhkov quit drinking.

In 2007, at the New Year's party of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, an auction was held at which a silver cap Yuri Luzhkov was sold for one million dollars. The cap was purchased by the first deputy general director of the DSK-1 company Andrey Pankovsky.

In 2008 Yuri Luzhkov added to the “black list” of Ukraine for anti-Ukrainian statements. But in 2010, by decision Viktor Yanukovych persona non grata status was revoked. Also in June 2008, the question of announcing Yuri Luzhkov“persona non grata” on the territory of Georgia for anti-Georgian statements.

Quotes by Yuri Luzhkov / Yuriy Luzkov

Well, let the president, the prime minister... But every “pimple” drives around with this flashing light. Let's turn to the president all together. By the way, he also suffers from this.

I don’t want to cheat on my wife, or our president, or Muscovites, or Muscovites.

The cap covers some naked parts of my body.

The troops have been scattered throughout the Moscow region - the harvest is underway.

Where does ex-Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov spend his days and nights now? Some say: lives in London. Yuri Mikhailovich himself was categorical in a recent conversation with our correspondent. But we found a place where the now disgraced politician is “licking his wounds.”

Maloyaroslavsky district, Kaluga region. It's a 2-hour drive from Moscow, if there are no traffic jams. You can be stuck with traffic jams all day. Since it’s impossible to get by without traffic jams when leaving and entering Moscow these days, and Yuri Mikhailovich no longer has the “boss flashing light,” it takes a long time to get there. But he loves these places.

Luzhkov's dacha is located in the village of Obukhovo. Maybe the unpresentable name caused problems at work? There is a saying: “It’s like a blow to the head.” It was precisely in this way that the former mayor of the capital at one time lost his warm chair.

In retirement, lonely elderly people usually babysit cats and dogs, relieve stress, and make up for the lack of communication. Yuri Mikhailovich, they say in Obukhovo, communicates with his bees, here he has a huge apiary.

It was the bees that at one time became one of the reasons for the resignation of the boss in the cap. Exactly two years ago, when Moscow was experiencing terrible heat and smog from peat fires, a sum of money from the city budget was allocated to save bees, many times more than to help people. The information was leaked to the press. And Dmitry Medvedev, who was then president, was very angry with Luzhkov: how can you think about insects in such a difficult time?! After a while, the situation came back to haunt the mayor...

After losing his position, Yuri Mikhailovich’s income decreased noticeably. For example, previously there were funds to protect a country estate, but now there is no extra money. Currently, the former mayor’s “country residence” does not have any security guards on staff. There is nothing to pay salaries.

But the beekeepers remained on the estate - working, caring for the bees. They sell honey. Employees are paid from the sale of sweet products.

“But now there is no honey, come during the season - in September,” one of the farm workers, Sergei, told me.

He showed Luzhkov’s house in the village. This is such a modest little house, not a castle or a mansion. It’s even embarrassing that a big man lives in such conditions.

“Yuri Mikhailovich comes here often,” said Sergei. “When the newspapers wrote that he and his family fled to England, he was here. And the investigators came here to see him, he gave evidence (the couple was suspected of embezzlement of budget funds. - Author). Sometimes he visits with his wife, sometimes without her. There were many jokes that he even wore a cap to the bathhouse. I didn’t see him in the bathhouse, but in his garden he really doesn’t take off his hat.

Even Luzhkov’s former subordinates in Moscow noted that the head of the family communicates with his wife Elena Baturina mainly on business. But for some reason there is no such thing to have intimate conversations. Although pensioners - and 76-year-old Yuri Mikhailovich is no exception - love to talk.

In Obukhovo, according to neighbors, the ex-mayor’s day begins with a tour of a large farm - beehives. He wishes good morning to his winged pets. This is both funny and touching to watch.

The estate of Yuri Mikhailovich, measuring 2 hectares, is clean and tidy. As it once was in his capital. But the fields around are overgrown with thorns. Perhaps the former mayor would be happy to clean up the area, but again, money is needed. Where do the extra ones come from?

There is one more misfortune for a good person: businessmen with a strange sense of humor. A few kilometers from Luzhkov’s estate, someone built a hotel, calling it “New Luzhki”. As if in mockery of a man who still did something good for Russia.

And in the village there are stories, which have already become local folklore, that “Luzhkov bees” sting more painfully than any others. Moscow summer residents are especially disliked. Maybe they are taking revenge for the fact that their owner was not treated very nicely in the capital?

In Moscow.

In 1958 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry (now Russian State University of Oil and Gas) named after I.M. Gubkin with a degree in mechanical engineer.

In 1958-1963 he worked as a junior researcher, group leader, and deputy head of the laboratory for automation of technological processes at the Scientific Research Institute (SRI) of plastics.

In 1964-1971 he was the head of the department for automation of management of the State Committee on Chemistry.

In 1971-1974 he served as head of the automated control systems (ACS) department.

In 1974-1980, Yuri Luzhkov worked as director of the experimental design bureau for automation at the USSR Ministry of Chemical Industry.

In 1980, he was appointed general director of the Neftekhimavtomatika research and production association, and in 1986, head of the department for science and technology of the USSR Ministry of Chemical Industry.

In 1987, he became first deputy chairman of the Moscow City Executive Committee, chairman of the Moscow City Agro-Industrial Committee (Mosagroprom).

In June 1991, together with Popov, he was elected vice-mayor of Moscow.

In July 1991, he took the post of prime minister of the Moscow city government, formed on the basis of the Moscow City Executive Committee.

Yuri Luzhkov is a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology (2000).

Awarded the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor, "For Services to the Fatherland" 1st degree (2006), "For Services to the Fatherland" 2nd degree (1995), "For Military Merit" (2003), the Order of Honor (2000), medals.

He has departmental awards and awards of the Russian Orthodox Church.

He was also awarded the honorary titles "Honored Chemist of the Russian Federation", "Honored Builder of the Russian Federation".

Yuri Luzhkov is married for the third time. The first marriage was a student marriage and quickly broke up. His second wife, Marina Bashilova, died in 1989. In 1991, Yuri Luzhkov married businesswoman Elena Baturina.

Elena Baturina topped the Forbes ranking of “Russia’s 25 Richest Women.” Forbes estimated Baturina's fortune at $1.1 billion.

Yuri Luzhkov has four children. Two sons from his marriage with Marina Bashilova - Mikhail (1959) and Alexander (1973), and two daughters from Elena Baturina - Elena (1992) and Olga (1994).

The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources

Today Moscow is one of the world's largest megacities. This is not only a city with a long history, but also a modern financial and business center. Over the course of several decades, it has changed so much that it makes former Soviet emigrants open their mouths in surprise. But where is Luzhkov now, the man largely thanks to whom this miracle happened?

Who was the mayor of Moscow before Luzhkov?

The personality of Yuri Mikhailovich is so strongly associated with the metropolitan life of the 1990s and 2000s that all other names pale in comparison with him. This is what happened with Gabriel Popov, the first person to sit in the mayor’s chair in Zlatoglava (in 1991-1992). However, this does not mean that his merits are insignificant:

• During the perestroika period, he was an active supporter of the country's transformation into a democratic rule of law state;
• He did a lot to de-Sovietize the capital: on his initiative, monuments to the executioners of the communist regime that stood in the very center of the city were demolished;
• Largely thanks to his efforts, the 1991 putsch was prevented. It is believed that he informed American intelligence (and that intelligence - the country's top officials) about the impending coup;
• He is an economist (received his doctorate in 1970) and a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences;
• In addition to scientific work, he is known for his journalism, where he expresses very controversial views. For example, he talks about the need to introduce an electoral qualification.

The rise to power of the “man in the cap”

Gabriel Popov had many positive qualities - from an excellent education to high managerial abilities - but he did not have a bright and memorable charisma. Therefore, Luzhkov, who replaced him, became much more entrenched in the people’s memory:

1. Thanks to his aspirations, the construction of a financial center called Moscow City began. The complex of several skyscrapers has become one of the calling cards of the city and Russia as a whole;
2. Being an Orthodox Christian, he did a lot for religious revival. Under him, the restoration of churches destroyed under the Soviets began (the most striking example is the Cathedral of Christ the Savior);
3. Belokamennaya has turned into one of the richest and largest cities in Europe and the world. During Luzhkov's time in power, gross regional product more than doubled;
4. However, the circle of interests of the political heavyweight was not limited only to the Moscow Ring Road. “Kolobok,” as his supporters affectionately called him, did a lot to support the Russian-speaking diaspora in Sevastopol during Crimea’s stay as part of Ukraine.

What does Luzhkov's wife do?

As a rule, a politician’s wife is given the sad fate of being her husband’s shadow, modestly accompanying him at social events. However, a figure of such stature as Yuri Mikhailovich chooses games to suit himself.

Of all three of Luzhkov’s wives, the most famous is his current wife, Elena Baturina:

1. She was born into a family of low income, but from a very young age she began to pursue a career. While not yet an adult, she rose to the rank of worker in the technological department at the plant where her parents worked;
2. Her first successes prompted her to take up engineering. After graduation, she quickly rises through the ranks to the position of technical director;
3. On the eve of perestroika, she worked for a short time in the Executive Committee of the city of Moscow, where she met her future husband;
4. During the devastation of the 90s, she founded a family business together with her brother Victor. Initially it specialized in chemical production, later in housing construction;
5. During her husband's tenure as mayor, Baturina became one of the wealthiest women in Russia and the world. Her capital is estimated at several billion dollars.

Resignation from the post of mayor

« If you are destined to be born in an empire, it is better to live in a remote province by the sea“- these are probably the words that came to Luzhkov’s mind in 2010, when his entire political career went up in smoke in a matter of months:

• The conflict between the new President Dmitry Medvedev and the Moscow mayor has not been made public for a long time;
• Rumors about the impending resignation of the political centenarian began after Medvedev refused to participate in the celebration of Moscow City Day on August 18, 2010;
• A month later, a wave of revealing television programs in the spirit of Soviet newspapers of the 30s swept across all key television channels in the country. For the first time in many decades, it suddenly became clear that the administration of the capital was extremely inefficient and corrupt;
• However, the mayor refused to leave “of his own free will” and remained in the chair until the end. As a sign of protest against compromising broadcasts, he turned... to Medvedev himself, writing an angry letter;
• This did not help him; on September 28, 2010, a well-known decree was issued with the wording “loss of trust.”

Reasons for disgrace with the mayor

The closeness of Russian politics and the lack of a free press leave wide scope for speculation about what is happening in the corridors of power. Therefore, the resignation of the Moscow mayor in 2010 seems no less a mystery than the phenomenon of the Tunguska meteorite.

Among the most frequently cited reasons for the destruction of Luzhkov as a power figure are:

1. Possible connections of the former mayor with the criminal world, which ensured his political longevity and the prosperity of his wife’s business;
2. A split in the leadership of United Russia. The capital's mayor was one of the co-founders of the party in power, but gradually misunderstandings with former comrades began to grow like a snowball;
3. Problems with Sochi construction sites for the 2014 Olympics. A significant part of the projects was carried out by the family company Inteko, owned by Elena Baturina. Delays in the construction of stadiums and hotels could result in disgrace on an international scale;
4. Loss of popularity among voters. Unfortunately, in our country this point comes in last place. Yuri Mikhailovich was at the helm of power for no less than 18 years, and during these years he managed to get pretty fed up with the people.

Where is Luzhkov now and what is he doing?

After his resignation, his path to politics was barred:

• His first position after retirement was the post of dean at the International University;
• He was not destined to stay in Russia for long. The authorities began persecuting him and his wife's company;
• Therefore, without thinking twice, he decided to acquire a residence permit in the “province by the sea” - namely in Latvia;
• The idea was not successful, and the former mayor chose the hometown of the Russian corrupt elite as its location - London;
• But he decided not to break ties with his homeland. So, in 2012, he bought a stake in one of the domestic chemical concerns. And the next year he founded an agro-industrial enterprise in Kaliningrad;
• After Putin returned to presidential power, the attitude towards the disgraced mayor softened. So much so that in 2016 the latter received the medal “For Services to the Fatherland.”

How is democracy better than authoritarianism? It allows those who lose in the competition for power to leave with dignity. Probably, one of the architects of modern Russian politics, Yuri Luzhkov, also came to this belated thought. No major newspaper writes where he is now. But there was a time when his name was second or third in the whole country.

Video: how does the former mayor of Moscow live now?

In this video, NTV correspondents will show how Yuri Luzhkov lives now and what he does in his free time: